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Ubisoft unveils Player Council for gamers to participate in PC game development process

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Ubisoft has soft-launched The Player Council, a new platform for players to participate in the PC game development process.

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At Gamescom 2026, Ubisoft announced the soft launch of The Player Council, a new platform where players can be part of the PC game development process by connecting with developers directly. Participating players will be able to discover and weigh in on games at various stages of development, including new game concepts and prototypes as well as evolving experiences for existing games on PC. The Player Council gives players valuable insight into the development process and unprecedented access to shape a game in its earliest stages. At the soft launch, four projects will be part of The Player Council: Riders Republic, Atomega, Codename Split Point, and Codename Rook. Later this year, in the fall, Codename Decagon and Codename Harlequin will also be added as playable projects in The Player Council. This is just the beginning, with a range of small and large projects across different genres, major franchises and new innovative projects coming soon. It's a big deal, since Ubisoft hasn't had the best results making triple-A games for years in secret, only to see the games disappoint players upon launch. The pattern has hurt Ubisoft's financial performance it has had to undertake a massive restructuring as a result. The first step here is simple: any interested players can register for The Player Council for free at this link. Registration includes agreeing to an NDA, since many...

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  • games

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Aug 26, 2026
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